CAPTION: At least seven Americans in group being held at natural gas field

The group of Al-Qaeda call themselves “Katibat Moulathamine” or “Masked Brigade.” Al-Qaeda called a Mauritanian news outlet to say one of its groups carried out the operation on the gas field. They took 41 hostages from nine or 10 different nationalities.

Al Qaeda-linked group holding at least 41 hostages, including at least seven Americans, took control of an Algerian gas field.

Some militants refused to give up the fight but Algerian authorities were able to push them to the northern, mountainous region of Kabylie and the south. In late 2006, those militants pledged allegiance to al Qaeda, adopting the name of al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, or AQIM.

Their main assignment was to extend the jihad into Western Europe, said Jean-Pierre Filiu, a professor in the Middle East department at the Paris Institute of Political Studies. Back then, one of Osama bin Laden’s lieutenants had warned that AQIM militants would become “a bone in the throat of U.S. and French crusaders.”

But unable to strike in Europe, the AQIM group focused on Western targets in the Sahara. Crisscrossing borders between Algeria, Mauritania, Mali, Libya and Niger, the group has claimed responsibility for the killing of several Europeans.

The long list of victims includes four French tourists in Mauritania in late 2007, a British tourist in Mali in 2009 and a French aid worker, also in Mali, in 2010.Crisscrossing borders between Algeria, Mauritania, Mali, Libya and Niger, the group has claimed responsibility for the killing of several Europeans.

The long list of victims includes four French tourists in Mauritania in late 2007, a British tourist in Mali in 2009 and a French aid worker, also in Mali, in 2010.

Attorney General Eric Holder and his Department of Justice have askeda federal court to indefinitely delay a lawsuit brought by watchdog group Judicial Watch. The lawsuit seeks the enforcement of open records requests relating to Operation Fast and Furious, as required by law.

backtrack group sponsoring symposium to train journalist how to spew backtrack bulls–t. I guess they have to be carefully taught

getfitnow

The media will simply pass this off as bad luck for our young president who can’t be expected to be perfect everywhere. What he´s
accomplishing at home far outweighs some foreign mishaps—otherwise bumps in the
road, doncha know. Ambassador Stevens can attest….oh wait.

HARP2

Should have made these terrorists register their weapons and limit them to 7 round mags. That would have shown them.

FloridaFI

Damn straight!

HARP2

No comment yet from President WTF.

FloridaFI

Too busy hugging and hi-fiving elementary school children.

BTW, most of the hostages were killed today by an amateurish rescue attempt by Algerian Soldiers.

Our State Department has such a great relationship with Arab North Africa that they gave us the finger and allowed the senseless murder of the foreign engineers at this petroleum facility.

We could have been there in three hours from Germany.

Instead we get to bring home more bodies from North Africa.

Perhaps Hillary will get the opportunity to tell the victims family that she will personally make sure that she falls and bumps her head. Just to show how personally involved she is with their tragic loss.

This is amateur hour.

getfitnow

Is this what “smart power” looks like or “leading from OUR behinds?”

I take door #2.

FloridaFI

Uhmm, just based on geography, this gas site is arguably and perhaps obviously, siphoning oil and gas resources out of the Libyan oil fields.

Could this simply be a False Flag operation to interrupt the theft of Libyan oil resources?

Could it be that the new “Arab Spring” leaders in Libya are beginning to stretch their legs and use surrogates to enforce their mineral rights?

LJ, this type of analysis is right up your alley. I look forward to your thoughts.

foxyladi14

Always follow the money.

HELENK2

not much in the American msm. more important story. Notre Dame football player and girlfriend hoax. such national importance

Report: Official says military operation at gas facility over – Algerian state news agency via @Reuters

Retired_from_SPOnaj

I thought that Al Qaeda had been defeated. At least that’s what President Obama and the spokes(wo)men of his administration have said. So this couldn’t possibly by Al Qaeda. Perhaps it’s disgruntled Republicans, posing as Al Qaeda.

HELENK2

telling backtrack ” WE ARE STILL HERE” just in time for the swearing in ceremony

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